[Fmpro] why does AFM not include composers?

[Christopher Alpiar]

well when I call a plumber yeap I call the guy in the phonebook. Its  
hard to know if they are union or not, but honestly if i saw a  
plumbers local shield on their yellow page ad I am sure more likely to  
call them. But really a plumber to clear out my can is equivalent to a  
film student working on his film project, or a weekend warrior with  
the few hundred bucks in budget coming from his 401k

But when a contractor building a new hi rise downtown calls plumbers,  
which is equivalent of a feature film, you're damn straight he's  
getting union guys, and hes getting the best plumbers who are skilled  
arc welders or whatever those folks are specialized in

As for clothes I have no idea where my girl buys em, and I think thats  
not really a fair comparison since the clothing/seamstress market has  
been hosed for generations now, its in as bad shape or worse than  
composers. Thats why we have 10 year olds working 18 hour days for  
$0.50 a week in El Salvador sewing clothes for the GAP :p

Christopher Kennedy Alpiar
Cinematic Composer
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On May 27, 2008, at 5:11 PM, Louis King wrote:

> so when you need a plumber you hire a UNION plumber ???
>
> You call some yellow pages number and have no idea what the worker is
> getting paid ... or you are hiring some guy that works for himself
> and charges what the MARKET WILL ALLOW
>
> so do you buy clothes by a brand that is made in the USA ??? by the
> ILGWA ???? ''
>
> I'm guessing you buy the same stuff everyone else does .. GAP etc etc
> but maybe you buy American Apparel ???